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docs: Make comparison table more accessible
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Since there is particular reason those specific emojis, pick
ones that are much easier to tell apart without reliance on
color. Red/orange/green can be quite difficult to tell apart
for some people.
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glibsm authored and twpayne committed Nov 30, 2021
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| -------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ----------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | ---------- |
| Distribution | Single binary | Python package | Multiple files | Ruby gem | Single script or package | Single script | - |
| Install method | Many | git submodule | Many | Ruby gem | Many | Many | Manual |
| Non-root install on bare system | 🟢 | 🟠 | 🟠 | 🟠 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Windows support | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| Non-root install on bare system | ✅ | ⁉️ | ⁉️ | ⁉️ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Windows support | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Bootstrap requirements | None | Python, git | Perl, git | Ruby, git | sh, git | git | git |
| Source repos | Single | Single | Multiple | Single | Multiple | Single | Single |
| dotfiles are... | Files | Symlinks | Files | Symlinks | Files | Files | Files |
| Config file | Optional | Required | Optional | None | None | None | Optional |
| Private files | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Show differences without applying | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Whole file encryption | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
| Password manager integration | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Machine-to-machine file differences | Templates | Alternative files | Alternative files | Alternative files | Branches | Templates | 🟠 |
| Custom variables in templates | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Executable files | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| File creation with initial contents | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Externals | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Manage partial files | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟠 | 🔴 | 🟠 |
| File removal | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Directory creation | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| Run scripts | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Run once scripts | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 |
| Machine-to-machine symlink differences | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟠 | 🟢 | 🟠 |
| Shell completion | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 |
| Archive import | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| Archive export | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 |
| Private files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Show differences without applying | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Whole file encryption | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Password manager integration | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine file differences | Templates | Alternative files | Alternative files | Alternative files | Branches | Templates | ⁉️ |
| Custom variables in templates | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Executable files | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| File creation with initial contents | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Externals | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Manage partial files | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ⁉️ | ❌ | ⁉️ |
| File removal | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Directory creation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Run scripts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Run once scripts | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Machine-to-machine symlink differences | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ⁉️ | ✅ | ⁉️ |
| Shell completion | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Archive import | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Archive export | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Implementation language | Go | Python | Perl | Ruby | POSIX Shell | Bash | C |

🟢 Supported 🟠 Possible with significant manual effort 🔴 Not supported
✅ Supported, ⁉️ Possible with significant manual effort, ❌ Not supported

For more comparisons, visit [dotfiles.github.io](https://dotfiles.github.io/).

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